{"id":1095,"date":"2009-01-05T15:51:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-05T21:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/genealogy-tidbits-about-me\/"},"modified":"2013-07-12T20:37:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-13T01:37:00","slug":"genealogy-tidbits-about-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/genealogy-tidbits-about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Genealogy Tidbits About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

Becky at kinexxions<\/a> the 99 Things Meme and put a genealogy twist on it.<\/p>\n

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The list should be annotated in the following manner:
\nThings you have already done or found: bold face type
\nThings you would like to do or find: italicize (color optional)
\nThings you haven\u2019t done or found and don\u2019t care to: plain type<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Belong to a genealogical society.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Researched records onsite at a court house.<\/em><\/li>\n
  3. Transcribed records.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. Uploaded tombstone pictures to Find-A-Grave.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. Documented ancestors for four generations (self, parents, grandparents, great-grandparents) .<\/strong><\/li>\n
  6. Joined Facebook.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  7. Helped to clean up a run-down cemetery.<\/em><\/li>\n
  8. Joined the Genea-Bloggers Group on Facebook.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  9. Attended a genealogy conference.<\/em><\/li>\n
  10. Lectured at a genealogy conference.<\/li>\n
  11. Spoke on a genealogy topic at a local genealogy society.<\/li>\n
  12. Been the editor of a genealogy society newsletter.<\/li>\n
  13. Contributed to a genealogy society publication.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n
  14. Served on the board or as an officer of a genealogy society.<\/li>\n
  15. Got lost on the way to a cemetery. (I get lost leaving my house.)<\/li>\n
  16. Talked to dead ancestors.<\/li>\n
  17. Researched outside the state in which I live.<\/li>\n
  18. Knocked on the door of an ancestral home and visited with the current occupants.<\/li>\n
  19. Cold called a distant relative.<\/li>\n
  20. Posted messages on a surname message board.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  21. Uploaded a gedcom file to the internet.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  22. Googled my name. (aka The Ego Search)<\/strong><\/li>\n
  23. Performed a random act of genealogical kindness.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  24. Researched a non-related family, just for the fun of it. <\/strong><\/li>\n
  25. Have been paid to do genealogical research.<\/em><\/li>\n
  26. Earn a living (majority of income) from genealogical research.<\/em><\/li>\n
  27. Wrote a letter (or email) to a previously unknown relative.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  28. Contributed to one of the genealogy carnivals.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  29. Responded to messages on a message board or forum.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  30. Was injured while on a genealogy excursion.<\/li>\n
  31. Participated in a genealogy meme.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  32. Created family history gift items (calendars, cookbooks, etc.).<\/strong><\/li>\n
  33. Performed a record lookup for someone else.<\/li>\n
  34. Went on a genealogy seminar cruise.<\/li>\n
  35. Am convinced that a relative must have arrived here from outer space.<\/li>\n
  36. Found a disturbing family secret.<\/li>\n
  37. Told others about a disturbing family secret.<\/li>\n
  38. Combined genealogy with crafts (family picture quilt, scrapbooking).<\/em><\/li>\n
  39. Think genealogy is a passion not a hobby.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  40. Assisted finding next of kin for a deceased person (Unclaimed Persons).<\/em><\/li>\n
  41. Taught someone else how to find their roots.<\/em><\/li>\n
  42. Lost valuable genealogy data due to a computer crash or hard drive failure.<\/li>\n
  43. Been overwhelmed by available genealogy technology.<\/li>\n
  44. Know a cousin of the 4th degree or higher.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  45. Disproved a family myth through research.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  46. Got a family member to let you copy photos.<\/em><\/li>\n
  47. Used a digital camera to \u201ccopy\u201d photos or records.<\/li>\n
  48. Translated a record from a foreign language.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  49. Found an immigrant ancestor\u2019s passenger arrival record.<\/em><\/li>\n
  50. Looked at census records on microfilm, not on the computer.<\/li>\n
  51. Used microfiche.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  52. Visited the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.<\/em><\/li>\n
  53. Visited more than one LDS Family History Center.<\/em><\/li>\n
  54. Visited a church or place of worship of one of your ancestors.<\/li>\n
  55. Taught a class in genealogy.<\/li>\n
  56. Traced ancestors back to the 18th Century.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  57. Traced ancestors back to the 17th Century.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  58. Traced ancestors back to the 16th Century.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  59. Can name all of your great-great-grandparents.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  60. Found an ancestor\u2019s Social Security application.<\/li>\n
  61. Know how to determine a soundex code without the help of a computer.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  62. Used Steve Morse\u2019s One-Step searches.<\/li>\n
  63. Own a copy of Evidence Explained by Elizabeth Shown Mills.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  64. Helped someone find an ancestor using records you had never used for your own research.<\/li>\n
  65. Visited the main National Archives building in Washington, DC.<\/em><\/li>\n
  66. Visited the Library of Congress.<\/em><\/li>\n
  67. Have an ancestor who came over on the Mayflower.<\/li>\n
  68. Have an ancestor who fought in the Civil War.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  69. Taken a photograph of an ancestor\u2019s tombstone.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  70. Became a member of the Association of Graveyard Rabbits.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  71. Can read a church record in Latin.<\/li>\n
  72. Have an ancestor who changed their name.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  73. Joined a Rootsweb mailing list.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  74. Created a family website.<\/li>\n
  75. Have more than one “genealogy” blog.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  76. Was overwhelmed by the amount of family information received from someone.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  77. Have broken through at least one brick wall.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  78. Visited the DAR Library in Washington D.C.<\/em><\/li>\n
  79. Borrowed a microfilm from the Family History Library through a local Family History Center.<\/em><\/li>\n
  80. Have done indexing for Family Search Indexing or another genealogy project.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  81. Visited the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana.<\/em><\/li>\n
  82. Had an amazing serendipitous find of the “Psychic Roots” variety.<\/li>\n
  83. Have an ancestor who was a Patriot in the American Revolutionary War.<\/li>\n
  84. Have an ancestor who was a Loyalist in the American Revolutionary War.<\/li>\n
  85. Have both Patriot & Loyalist ancestors.<\/li>\n
  86. Have used Border Crossing records to locate an ancestor.<\/li>\n
  87. Use maps in my genealogy research.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  88. Have a convict ancestor who was transported from the UK.<\/li>\n
  89. Found a bigamist amongst the ancestors.<\/li>\n
  90. Visited the National Archives in Kew.<\/li>\n
  91. Visited St. Catherine’s House in London to find family records.<\/li>\n
  92. Found a cousin in Australia (or other foreign country).<\/li>\n
  93. Consistently cite my sources.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  94. Visited a foreign country (i.e. one I don’t live in) in search of ancestors.<\/em><\/li>\n
  95. Can locate any document in my research files within a few minutes.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  96. Have an ancestor who was married four times (or more).<\/li>\n
  97. Made a rubbing of an ancestors gravestone.<\/li>\n
  98. Organized a family reunion.<\/li>\n
  99. Published a family history book.<\/em><\/li>\n
  100. Learned of the death of a fairly close relative through research.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  101. Have done the genealogy happy dance.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  102. Sustained an injury doing the genealogy happy dance.<\/li>\n
  103. Offended a family member with my research.<\/li>\n
  104. Reunited someone with precious family photos or artifacts.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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